Category Archives: Leadership

Characteristics of a Senior Executive Leader

By | September 8, 2013

[September 8, 2013]  As promised, this blog is about the exploration of attributes and character of the senior executive leader. This allows a dive more into the depths of those points that distinguish the senior executive leader from the beginner and junior leader.  Truthfully, many characteristics will be distinguished by degree; laying along a continuum of strength or… Read More »

Leading from Behind

By | September 7, 2013

[September 7, 2013]  In Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, he uses a metaphor to illustrate the leading from behind leadership style. He writes, quoting a regent’s axiom: “… a leader … is like a Sheppard. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing all along they are being directed from… Read More »

What is a Senior Executive Leader?

By | September 6, 2013

[September 6, 2013]  Whether you are the CEO of a large commercial firm, the President of a university, the head of an international non-profit organization, or a General/Flag officer in the military, you are a “senior executive” and by definition a “leader”.  Does this make you the “top dog”, the “old man”?   Well…yes. There are also many positions… Read More »

Why a Senior Executive Leadership Blog?

By | September 3, 2013

[September 3, 2013]  Why publish a blog on “senior executive leadership”?  With so many high-quality blogs on leadership and thousands of pages written on the internet and in books, why would anyone want to add to those voices?  Simple, I do not believe there is sufficient writing dedicated to the subject of senior executive leadership.  One reason for… Read More »